Analysis of recreational succession within the framework of comparison of regional specially protected natural territories of the Leningrad region

The purpose of this work is to conduct a comparative analysis of the regional specially protected natural territories of the Leningrad region in order to determine the degree of the impact of recreation on a specific area and to make recommendations to reduce the negative impact of visitors» recreation. To achieve this goal, the regional protected areas of the Leningrad region were analyzed, a comparative analysis of recreational succession in the ecotropics of the Kurgalsky Nature Reserve and the natural monuments Yellow Bay and Koltush Heights was carried out, and proposals were made to improve the interaction between nature conservation and recreation in the regional specially protected natural areas of the Leningrad Region.